The interim government of Kyrgyzstan, which...

The pledges represent the strongest backing yet for the new authorities in the former Soviet Central Asian country, which Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned was on the verge of civil war after the unrest that left more than 80 people dead and 1,500 injured.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled the capital at the height of the violence and has taken refuge in his home village in the south of the country. The interim government on Wednesday suggested that a negotiated resolution to the standoff could be found, but refused to rule out criminal proceedings against the ousted president.

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake visited Bishkek on Wednesday to discuss possible constitutional reform and the forthcoming elections with the country"s new leadership.

Blake said after talks with interim Prime Minister Roza Otunbayeva that he was "optimistic" about the measures being taken by the provisional government. He added that

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